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Liberal Party of Canada

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Also known as: LP, Parti Libéral du Canada
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David Rayside
Professor of Political Science, University College, University of Toronto. Author of On the Fringe: Gays and Lesbians in Politics and A Small Town in Modern Times: Alexandria.
David Rayside
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French:
Parti Libéral du Canada
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1867 - present
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liberalism
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Canada's Trudeau announces resignation after nearly a decade as prime minister • Jan. 6, 2025, 4:28 PM ET (AP)
Official says Canada's Trudeau is set to resign as party leader • Jan. 6, 2025, 10:59 AM ET (AP)
Canada's Trudeau reshuffles his Cabinet as resignation calls mount and new election threat looms • Dec. 20, 2024, 5:16 PM ET (AP)
Canada's Trudeau to shuffle his Cabinet Friday amid resignation calls and rising discontent • Dec. 19, 2024, 1:58 PM ET (AP)

Liberal Party of Canada, centrist Canadian political party, one of the major parties in the country since the establishment of the Dominion of Canada in 1867. The Liberal Party has been the governing party at the federal level for most of the period since the late 1890s, bringing together pragmatic social policy reformers and advocates of free enterprise, the balance between them shifting as leaders and context changed. The Liberal Party traditionally has been described as a “brokerage” party, in recognition of its success in appealing to a range of interests divided by region, language, ethnicity, and social class. The ...(100 of 1458 words)

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